amperzand

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A form of ampersand — The symbol &, used to represent the conjunction and or (dated) the Latin conjunction et (and).

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Meanings

nounamperzand (plural amperzands)

plural amperzands

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of ampersand.

    Of all the types in a printer's hand, / Commend me to the Amperzand, / For he's the gentleman, (seems to me) / Of the typographical companie. / O my nice little Amperzand, / My graceful, swanlike Amperzand, / Nothing that Cadmus ever planned / Equals my elegant Amperzand!

    1869 April 17, Scandula Exoluta [pseudonym], “&”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume LVI, London: […] Bradbury, Evans, and Co., printers, […], →OCLC, page 153, column 2
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APA

amperzand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amperzand

MLA

“amperzand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amperzand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amperzand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amperzand.

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